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E9#11 Guitar Chord

A Lydian dominant chord — a bright, open sound. Typical of modern jazz. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted as the sharp eleventh takes over its harmonic role.

Guitar

Strings 0–1–0–1–0–0

How to play the E9#11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–1–0–1–0–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Play open
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for E9#11 chord

Other names: E 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: E 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in E9#11 chord

Note Interval
E Root
Ab Major 3rd
H Perfect 5th
D Minor 7th
F# Major 9th
B Augmented 11th

All Variations

Open
0–1–0–1–0–0
Fret 3
0–5–0–3–5–4
Fret 6
X–7–6–7–7–6
Fret 11
12–11–12–11–11–12

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys